on es U n iver sity of Rh ode Isla n d, Ca n cer Pr even t ion Resea rch Cen t er Kin gst on , Rh ode Isla n d, U SA Mic h elle R. Della Cor t e U n iver sity of Rh ode Isla n d, Depar t m en t of Psych ology Kin gst on , Rh ode Isla n d, U SA Cla u d i o R. Ni g g U n iver sity of Rh ode Isla n d, Ca n cer Pr even t ion Resea rch Cen t er Kin gst on , Rh ode Isla n d, U SA P h i lli p G. Cla r kRh od e Isla nd Ger iat ric E du ca t ion Cen t er, P r ogr am in Geron t ology Kin gst on , Rh ode Isla n d, U SA P a t r i c ia M. Bu r b a n k U n iver sity of Rh ode Isla n d, College of Nu r sin g Kin gst on , Rh ode Isla n d, U SA The a u t h or s t h a n k Dr. An n e H u m e for com m en ts on a n ea r lier dr a ft of th is a r t icle. Th is r esea r ch is su ppor t ed by Rh ode Isla n d P r even tion Coa lition Gr a n t (P.I. P h illip G. Cla rk ). Dr. Nicole J on es is n ow a t t h e Alba n y College of P h a rm a cy, Alba n y, NY Address corr espon den ce to Cla u dio R. Nigg, Depa r t m en t of P u blic Hea lth Scien ces, J ABSOM, Un iver sit y of H a wa ii, Ma n oa , 1960 E a st West Roa d, Hon olu lu , H1 96822, USA. E m a il: cn igg@h a wa ii.edu E duca t ion a l Ger on t ology, 27: 717-728, 2001 Copyr ight # 2001 Bru n n er -Rou t ledge